![]() This will give the illusion that you are making eye contact with your client, which will help to keep them engaged in the conversation. If you have multiple monitors, position your video chat window on the same screen of which the camera is on top, and position the chat window so that the person talking to you is directly underneath the camera. Ideally, the camera should be roughly at your eye level.Īlso, make sure that you are looking at the camera when conferencing. If you are using your laptop’s camera, consider putting books under your laptop to raise the screen up. While this is convenient, it can result in the camera either being too high and aimed down on you, or being too low and aimed up at you. The odds are that you are using the camera located on the top of your laptop monitor, or a webcam attached to or sitting on top of your desktop monitor. It is a good idea to start a video conference with someone whom you trust and adjust the lighting until they think you look best. ![]() If possible, the light should be diffused so that you aren’t washed out by the bright lights. That said, we recommend that you avoid having lights that are too bright shining directly at your face. The best lighting setup for video would have the lights located either behind or next to the camera and aimed at you this will make sure that the camera is able to capture you without any unexpected shadows. Accent lighting is likely fine, but a large window behind you with daylight from outside can result in it being difficult to see you. When working with video, however, the arrangement of your lighting matters more than you might think.Īvoid too much lighting behind you when you are doing video. When you set up the lighting in the room where you work, the odds are that you set up your lighting where it is convenient, or you set it up to make it easier for you to work. Just as many attorneys like to have bookcases in their offices because it conveys an air of professionalism and intellect, bookshelves make a great backdrop for almost any professional video conference. When you are having an important meeting with a client, you don’t want the client distracted by what is behind you. Watch out for backgrounds that are too busy with lots of items. If possible, have the background mostly empty, shooting against a blank wall. We recommend that you take some time to arrange the area behind where you sit when you do video conferencing to portray an air of professionalism if at all possible. You are inviting people into an area that typically isn’t designed for guests, since your home office or study may be more optimized for your family and you, rather than for entertaining guests, and especially your clients. Many of you find yourselves working from home, and when you use video conferencing to meet with your clients and colleagues, you are essentially inviting people into your home. Keep Your Background Clean and Professional ![]() ![]() We are going to begin with some general suggestions that will help you do your best, no matter which service you choose for video conferencing. There are some tips and tricks that can help you master video conferencing in general, and Zoom in particular. The chances are that you have found yourself a participant of multiple Zoom calls in the last few months, but there may be some parts of the application of which you aren’t aware. We’ve written a few times lately about video conferencing solutions, but we wanted to take this opportunity to really dig into one of the more popular video conferencing solutions out there: Zoom. Become the master of Zoom with these simple tricks to give a professional look when video conferencing, as well as these tips and tricks for using the Zoom application. ![]()
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